She kept thinking about things that led her astray, and before she knew it, the sun was already setting. When she came to her senses, she hurriedly went downstairs.

As soon as Xu Han walked downstairs, she saw Lu Chuan coming back towards her.

Lu Chuan paused slightly upon seeing Xu Han. "So you're here. I thought you went back to the mansion!"

As Xu Han walked into the courtyard, she said, "I haven't gone back yet. The shop over there wasn't busy this afternoon, so I came here to see how the plans are going."

Then he turned to ask, "Speaking of which, how did you end up here? Didn't you say you were going to a nearby village?"

"Well, because they all choose to wash the food clean before selling it, Han Qi and I have already visited all the nearby villages in one day, which is why we came back a little early."

I figured I'd be back anyway with an empty truck, so I went to the village I'd visited first that morning. They already had the sweet potatoes washed, so I just picked them up and brought them back, saving them the trouble of carrying them over tomorrow.

Xu Han raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "No one's making a fuss? You're going to bring them back today, and then have them pick them up again to sell tomorrow. Will you offer the same price?"

Lu Chuan laughed out loud after hearing this. "Do you really think I'm stupid? Of course the price is different. I gave them ten coins less. Otherwise, would those people have agreed?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Han changed the subject, saying, "Where's Han Qi? I haven't seen him come back."

Lu Chuan shook his head. "He should still be behind. We split up this afternoon, and he was driving the oxcart, so he's definitely slower than me. But he should be back soon; the sun is almost setting, and the city gates will be closed if we don't get back soon."

When Xu Han heard him say that, she became very curious about how many villages they had visited that day, so she asked him.

"Not many, about eight or nine. But before we left, I told them that if they have any relatives or anything, they can come and sell them, and we'll buy as many as they have."

In ancient times, villages were quite far apart, so it was quite a lot for two people to travel to eight or nine villages in a day.

For those who live further away, it's inconvenient to deliver sweet potatoes.

The main problem was that the sweet potatoes were too heavy, and they didn't have oxcarts or anything like that, so one person couldn't carry many at a time.

Xu Han frowned slightly. "These eight or nine villages can harvest quite a lot of sweet potatoes. I'm a little worried about whether we can eat them all."

This restaurant looks quite big, but the actual usable space isn't very large, and it wouldn't be convenient to put things upstairs.

The sweet potatoes in this season have just been harvested, and every household has quite a few. If they were all sold, this place really wouldn't be able to accommodate them all, considering the eight or nine villages combined.

"If you can't fit it all in, you can put it at the house; there's plenty of space there. If all else fails, we still have several shops. We can put it there temporarily if needed."

"That's all we can do."

Xu Han roughly estimated that there must have been a lot of sweet potatoes harvested this time. Although sweet potatoes can fill the stomach, eating too many can cause heartburn and stomach acid. Now that there is an opportunity to sell them for money, most of them will probably choose to sell the sweet potatoes and use the money to buy a coarse grain cart.

Whole grains taste much better than sweet potatoes, and if you save money by eating them sparingly after converting them into cash, you should be able to save some money.

After the servants unloaded the sweet potatoes, the two returned to the house together.

After dinner, Xu Han called Li Wen and Ju Xiang over. "Today, Master and Han Qi have notified all the nearby villages. Li Wen, you don't need to go to harvest sweet potatoes tomorrow."

Tomorrow morning, you can stay at the mountain produce shop. In the afternoon, when you're not busy, go to the main shop and help harvest sweet potatoes.

Juxiang, come with me to the big shop. Someone will deliver sweet potatoes tomorrow morning.

Let's go together to oversee the sweet potato harvest and settle the payment."

Li Wen replied, "Yes, Madam. Han Qi told me about it when he came back. After he finished speaking, he went back to the mountains. He said he would bring people over first thing tomorrow morning."

“He went back to the mountains? It will probably be almost dark when he comes back. If he goes back to the mountains at this time, he will have to walk in the dark.”

Xu Han really didn't know that Han Qi had returned to the deep mountains. If she had known, she would have stopped him no matter what. Traveling in the dark is the most dangerous thing, let alone traveling on a mountain road.

She turned her head and glared at Lu Chuan, assuming it was at his behest.

Lu Chuan noticed the look his wife was giving him and quickly waved his hand in denial, "I don't know either, I didn't tell him to go back."

Then he sighed and said, "He's really pushing himself too hard. He's taking advantage of his skills to travel in the dark. He's really brave. Don't worry, I'll definitely teach him a lesson when he gets back."

Looking at Lu Chuan's expression, Xu Han was certain that he really didn't know about this. "Don't scold him. Just talk to him properly tomorrow."

After all, he was doing this for us. I reckon he probably thought the sweet potato harvesting plan was being brought forward, and he was worried we wouldn't be able to handle it tomorrow, so he rushed back to the mountains to call for help.

He was doing it for our own good, but he was going a bit too far.

If nothing's wrong, that's fine. But if something really happens, you'll see if I beat him up tomorrow.

Xu Han became angrier as she spoke. This man always acted without regard for his own life or death. Ever since he was bought, the longer he stayed with Lu Chuan, the harder he worked.

I don't know what kind of spell Lu Chuan cast on him to make him work so hard.

The last time I heard the Taoist priest say that Han Qi did the same thing when he went hunting, taking risks many times just to hunt more game.

Not only that, but when doing farm work, he always has the drive to work himself to death as long as he doesn't die from exhaustion.

Xu Han became increasingly anxious the more she thought about it. She had to have a serious talk with him tomorrow; if things continued like this, something bad would happen sooner or later.

Even without encountering wild animals, you'll exhaust yourself. How can someone so young endure doing this every day? You'll be riddled with health problems when you get old.

Seeing that Xu Han was genuinely worried, Lu Chuan quickly reassured her, "Don't worry, that kid is very skilled! He'll be fine. I'll beat him up for you when he comes tomorrow."

Seeing that Juxiang and Li Wen were still there, Xu Han didn't say anything more. She briefly mentioned today's income and the situation at the shop, then waved for them to go back and rest.

After the two left, Xu Han glared at Lu Chuan again, "Han Qi follows you around every day, and you don't even try to persuade him to change his temper."

Lu Chuan touched his nose, wanting to say that he couldn't control him either.

That night, Xu Han didn't sleep well because she was worried that Han Qi would travel back to the mountains alone at night.

Looking at Lu Chuan, who was fast asleep to the side, he thought to himself that this man was really carefree and not worried at all.

Regardless of Lu Chuan's peace of mind, Xu Han was mainly worried because she had never personally witnessed Han Qi's skills. Although Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest had praised his skills many times, she had never seen them herself, which was why she had been unable to sleep soundly.

The next day, when Xu Han appeared before Lu Chuan with a haggard face, Lu Chuan felt a pang of heartache.